Newton's Onion
One of Newton's basic laws of physics is that objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. If that is the case, then the onion sitting in Mel's palm tonight was subjected to an unexpected surgence of gravity. In her own words, it "leaped out from my hand", whereupon the onion decided to bounce across our dining table, knock over a candlestick, skitter across our Go board, tumble down a chair and roll halfway across the living room floor.
As the onion finally came to a stop, thus ending its reign of carnage, I looked up at Mel and remarked, "On an unrelated note, I am never leaving you in charge of severed heads."
It was like witnessing that spectacular scene at the end of
An American Werewolf in London, where a head manages to throw most of a London intersection into complete gridlock and pandemonium. Though I doubt we'll be seeing the film
An American Were-Onion in Canada in theatres anytime soon. It would be so hard to find a convincing vegetable to play the part.
To quote Hobbes the tiger: "Just what is an onion's moviation anyways?"
Soup du Jour update: some kind of beef soup.
Today's Lesson: being able to laugh in life is important. Being able to cry is just as important.
posted by Phillip at 7:48 PM
